Some continental blockages in the proxy plumbing ...

Manifest, the voting advisory firm, flags up some of the obstacles facing investors

By

Mark Cobley

Updated: March 22, 2011 5:06 pm GMT

When it comes to shareholder votes in continental Europe, there are problems in the plumbing. That's the view of voting advisory firm Manifest, and its concerns seem to be borne out by the headwinds faced by certain activist investors making trouble for European companies at the moment.

Manifest - which is good at keeping a beady eye on such matters - provides a precis of the problems on its blog, essential reading for those wishing to improve governance. Links are below.